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David Freese went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in a win over the Cardinals on Saturday.

Freese plated the first two of what would be eight Pirates runs in the first inning with a single, and capped the scoring with an RBI double in the eighth. The third baseman is closing the year strong with a good month of September, hitting .317 (20-for-63) through Saturday's games. The 34-year-old is batting .265/.368/.376 with 10 homers, 51 RBI and 43 runs scored overall. Sun, Sep 24, 2017 12:30:00 AM

David Freese went 1-for-3 and worked a walk as the Pirates were shut out by the Cubs on Wednesday.

He was the only Pirate to reach base twice in the low-scoring pitchers' duel. The aging third baseman has a rather bland .268 batting average with 10 home runs and 47 RBI in 441 plate appearances on the season. Wed, Sep 6, 2017 10:56:00 PM

David Freese hit a solo homer and drove in two runs in Friday's loss to the Cardinals.

The former Cardinals World Series hero drilled a solo bomb off starter Carlos Martinez in the second inning then plated another run with a sacrifice fly as the Pirates' rally fell short in the ninth inning. The veteran third baseman is having a fairly bland fantasy season, sporting a .264 batting average with nine homers and 43 RBI in 384 plate appearances. Fri, Aug 18, 2017 11:16:00 PM

David Freese went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI as the Pirates rolled over the Tigers on Tuesday.

Freese knocked in a run with a single in the fifth inning that extended the Pirates' lead to 5-0. He's hitting .268/.390/.387 with eight homers and 36 RBI on the season. Tue, Aug 8, 2017 10:08:00 PM

MBC Sports+ in Korea reports that Jung Ho Kang has entered the Dominican Republic in order to apply for a United States work visa.

Kang was previously denied a visa by the U.S. Embassy in Korea due to his third DUI arrest, but he's hoping to be granted one by the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic. It's unclear at this point whether he has any real chance of getting approved. Pirates general manager Neil Huntington said in December that he did not expect Kang to return to the team.

Pirates' manager Clint Hurdle announced Thursday that X-rays on the finger of Ivan Nova came back negative.

Nova was pulled from Thursday's game after he was hit by a pitch while squaring to bunt, but it appears that he was able to avoid any structural damage. Either way, he isn't going to pitch again this season but should be fully healthy heading into 2018.

Musgrove was forced to skip a scheduled bullpen session Sunday due to shoulder discomfort, but he downplayed it as "a little precautionary rest" and doesn't expect it to keep him off the field for long. There's obviously no reason to take any chances this early in camp. The Pirates will continue to monitor him before ramping things up again.

Pirates LHP Nik Turley was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive for performance-enhancing substance Ipamorelin.

Turley was just claimed off waivers from the Twins in November, and now his Pirates debut will have to wait. He made his major league debut in 2017, posting an ugly 11.21 ERA in 10 appearances. His suspension will begin at the start of the season.